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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Department for Infrastructure. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
147 approved · 14 refused · 7 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 2016 to 12 Aug 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Undeveloped land to the East of Kilfennan Link Roundabout and 100m North East of No.20 Crescent Link Derry BT47 5AB
Received 21 Mar 2019450 and 448 Lisburn Road Belfast BT9 7GX.
Received 19 May 20217 Airport Road Belfast BT3 9DY
Received 11 Jun 2017LANDS SOUTHEAST OF COMBER BY-PASS
Received 22 Aug 2024Lands SouthEast of Comber by-pass.
Received 13 Jun 2018Ards Shopping Centre Blair Mayne Road North Newtownards
Received 2 Dec 2016Located in the townlands of Carrickayne, Legnahappoge, Glengarrow, Stroanback and Doorat, 4KM North East of Plumbridge, County Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Received 7 Jul 2023Lands: East Of Westlink (A12); South Of (Nos.127-9) an including Grosvenor Rd; At Intersection Of Grosvenor Rd/Stanley St; At Intersection Of Durham St/Grosvenor Rd; Intersection Of Fisherwick Pl/Howard St; Grt Victoria St(btw Nos. 1-3 to 27-45); Glengall St (btw Nos. 3-21); At Junction Of Hope St Bruce St And Grt Victoria St; At Junction Of Durham St Linfield Rd Sandy Rw And Hope St; At Sandy Rw From 2 Hurst Pk To 85-87 Sandy Rw; To N Of Former Whitehall Tobacco Works Linfield Rd Weavers Ct Business Pk/ Linfield Industrial Est Blythefield Primary School And Charter Youth Club; Weavers Ct Business Park And Railway Track Lands Surrounding Arellian Nursery Bounded By Utility St/Bentham Dr/Egmot Gds/ Felt St (to North); Prince Andrew Pk And Abingdon Drive (to South); Beit St Roosevelt Rse Roosevelt Sq
Received 29 Sept 2025Narrow Water Newry Road Warrenpoint County Down
Received 25 Aug 2017Lands south east of the Copelands Link Roundabout at the Comber Bypass
Received 29 May 2019Golandun Dolan Killeter Castlederg
Received 14 Aug 2019Lands to the north of Waterside Roundabout King Street Ebrington Derry (Lands identified as Parcel A within the approved Ebrington Development Framework)
Received 18 Dec 2018Building 40 Ebrington Square Derry BT47 6FA
Received 27 Sept 2018High Pressure (HP) gas transmission pipeline (approx. 78km in length) between the proposed Above Ground Installation (AGI) opp. 64 Derryhale Rd Derryhale Portadown and 300m NW 371 Belfast Rd Tullykenneye Fivemiletown. Intermediate Pressure (IP) gas pipelines approximately 107 km in length from HP line to serve Cookstown Magherafelt Coalisland and Omagh Enniskillen and Derrylin. AGI sites: (i) opp. 64 Derryhale Rd Derryhale; (ii) 150m N of 39 Moss Rd Derrycoose; (iii) 50m W of 27 Old Moy Road Donnydeade; (iv) opp 10 Culnagrew Rd Culnagrew (v 150m S of 59 Dergenagh Road Dergenagh (vi) 200m N of 23 Ballymagowan Road Tullybroom; (vii) 300m NW 371 Belfast Rd Tullykenneye.
Received 9 Mar 2018Lands bounded by Nos. 31-101 Royal Avenue Church Street William Street Writers Square Nos. 40 to 16 Donegall Street No. 2 Waring Street 1-21 Bridge Street Nos. 2-18 High Street Nos. 1-27 Lombard Street Nos. 33 to 55 Rosemary Street North Street and Nos. 2-14 Lower Garfield Street Belfast
Received 8 Feb 2019Behy Cashelard Tullyhorkey and Doobally approx. 2.74km. north of Beleek.
Received 14 Jan 2019High Pressure (HP) gas transmission pipeline (approx. 78km in length) between the proposed Above Ground Installation (AGI) opp. 64 Derryhale Rd Derryhale Portadown and 300m NW 371 Belfast Rd Tullykenneye Fivemiletown. Intermediate Pressure (IP) gas pipelines approximately 107 km in length from HP line to serve Cookstown Magherafelt Coalisland and Omagh Enniskillen and Derrylin. AGI sites: (i) opp. 64 Derryhale Rd Derryhale; (ii) 150m N of 39 Moss Rd Derrycoose; (iii) 50m W of 27 Old Moy Road Donnydeade; (iv) opp 10 Culnagrew Rd Culnagrew (v) 150m S of 59 Dergenagh Road Dergenagh (vi) 200m N of 23 Ballymagowan Road Tullybroom; (vii) 300m NW 371 Belfast Rd Tullykenneye.
Received 28 Jul 2017Lands: East Of Westlink (A12); South Of (Nos.127-9) an including Grosvenor Rd; At Intersection Of Grosvenor Rd/Stanley St; At Intersection Of Durham St/Grosvenor Rd; Intersection Of Fisherwick Pl/Howard St; Grt Victoria St(btw Nos. 1-3 to 27-45); Glengall St (btw Nos. 3-21); At Junction Of Hope St Bruce St And Grt Victoria St; At Junction Of Durham St Linfield Rd Sandy Rw And Hope St; At Sandy Rw From 2 Hurst Pk To 85-87 Sandy Rw; To N Of Former Whitehall Tobacco Works Linfield Rd Weavers Ct Business Pk/ Linfield Industrial Est Blythefield Primary School And Charter Youth Club; Weavers Ct Business Park And Railway Track Lands Surrounding Arellian Nursery Bounded By Utility St/Bentham Dr/Egmot Gds/ Felt St (to North); Prince Andrew Pk And Abingdon Drive (to South); Beit St Roosevelt Rse Roosevelt Sq
Received 27 Aug 2025Lands to the south and east of the Carnbane Way/Shepherds Way Roundabout incorporating Customs Clearance Station and lands to the rear of 7-14 Damolly Meadows Newry
Received 21 Dec 2018Inishative Wind Farm Inishative Inishative Road Sixmilecross Omagh Co Tyrone(lands north of 110 Inishative Road Sixmilecross Omagh) BT79 9HT
Received 12 Dec 2016Lands: To The East Of The Westlink (A12); South Of (Nos.127-9) And Including Grosvenor Road; At Intersection Of Grosvenor Road And Stanley Street; At The Intersection Of Durham Street And Grosvenor Road; At The Intersection Of Fisherwick Place And Howard Street; At Great Victoria Street (between Nos. 1-3 To 27-45); At Glengall Street (between Nos. 3-21); At The Junction Of Hope Street, Bruce Street And Great Victoria Street; At The Junction Of Durham Street, Linfield Road, Sandy Row And Hope Street; At Sandy Row From 2 Hurst Park To 85-87 Sandy Row, Gilpins Site; To North Of Former Whitehall Tobacco Works At Linfield Road, Weavers Court Business Park/ Linfield Industrial Estate, Blythefield Primary School And Charter Youth Club; At Weavers Court Business Park And Railway Track Lands Surrounding Arellian Nursery And Bounded By Utility Street/Bentham Drive/Egmot Gardens/ Felt Street (to North); Prince Andrew Park And Abingdon Drive (to South); Beit Street, Roosevelt Rise,Roosevelt Square
Received 4 Sept 2024Site includes the power generation station site located on lands approx. 65m SE of 101,101a, 101B and 103 Airport Road West , Belfast Harbour Estate, Belfast and also the route of the underground gas pipeline (UGP) connection from Kinnegar Army Barracks to the Power Station Site along the following roads: Airport Road West Esplanade Road Moscow/Heron Road. An above ground installation is located in SW corner of Kinnegar Army Barracks adjacent to Kinnegar WwTW
Received 16 Feb 2024Lands: To The East Of The Westlink (A12); South Of (Nos.127-9) And Including Grosvenor Road; At Intersection Of Grosvenor Road And Stanley Street; At The Intersection Of Durham Street And Grosvenor Road; At The Intersection Of Fisherwick Place And Howard Street; At Great Victoria Street (between Nos. 1-3 To 27-45); At Glengall St (between Nos. 3-21); At The Junction Of Hope Street Bruce Street And Great Victoria Street; At The Junction Of Durham Street Linfield Road Sandy Row And Hope Street; At Sandy Row From 2 Hurst Park To 85-87 Sandy Row Gilpins Site; To North Of Former Whitehall Tobacco Works At Linfield Road Weavers Court Business Park/ Linfield Industrial Estate Blythefield Primary School And Charter Youth Club; At Weavers Court Business Park And Railway Track Lands Surrounding Arellian Nursery And Bounded By Utility Street/Bentham Drive/Egmot Gardens/Felt St (to North); Prince Andrew Park And Abingdon Drive (to South); Beit St Roosevelt Rise Roosevelt Square
Received 31 Jan 2020High Pressure (HP) gas transmission pipeline (approx. 78km in length) between the proposed Above Ground Installation (AGI) opp. 64 Derryhale Rd Derryhale Portadown and 300m NW 371 Belfast Rd Tullykenneye Fivemiletown. Intermediate Pressure (IP) gas pipelines approximately 107 km in length from HP line to serve Cookstown Magherafelt Coalisland and Omagh Enniskillen and Derrylin. AGI sites: (i) opp. 64 Derryhale Rd Derryhale; (ii) 150m N of 39 Moss Rd Derrycoose; (iii) 50m W of 27 Old Moy Road Donnydeade; (iv) opp 10 Culnagrew Rd Culnagrew (v) 150m S of 59 Dergenagh Road Dergenagh (vi) 200m N of 23 Ballymagowan Road Tullybroom; (vii) 300m NW 371 Belfast Rd Tullykenneye.
Received 25 Aug 2017Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Department for Infrastructure, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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